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Music: A Step Forward; Leventritt Competition Grows: in Stature

By HOWARD TAUBMAN ();

October 01, 1959,

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THE Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation last night took a big step toward turning its annual competition for young instrumentalists into a major-league affair. But it still has a long way to go to challenge such contests as those in Brussels and Moscow for international attention.

October 01, 1959

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